Annual Meeting of the Swedish Institute
The Work of the Swedish Institute in 2013 and a lecture about climate, environment and past societies.
A Viking Twilight Compass
When used with a pair of crystals, or sunstones, and a wooden slab, the disc works as a compass within four degrees of error.
Byzantine Coin Hoard Found in Deir el-Bakhit
The hoard consists of two different kinds of denominations: 18 are solidi, 11 are so called tremissis coins (equal one third of a solidus). The deposit was found in a Coptic chapel that was installed in a Pharaonic tomb.
Matisse returns to previous owner’s heirs
Henri Matisse’s painting "Profil bleu devant la cheminée" (Woman in Blue in Front of a Fireplace) dated 1937, to be returned to art dealer Paul Rosenberg’s heirs. The painting is no longer on display at HOK.
Amenhotep III Rises Again in Kom el Hetan
Two colossal statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III recently revealed by archaeologists led by Dr. Hourig Sourouzian in Kom el Hetan, in Luxor, Egypt, have been finally raised again, adding to the well-known pair known as "The Colossi of Memnon".
Diverting the rivers and taming the lakes
On Thursday, 27th March 2014, Dr. Elena Kountouri will give a lecture entitled “Diverting the rivers and taming the lakes: The Mycenaean water management system in the North Kopais after the recent systematic investigations”.
In Remembrance of Me
Exhibition at the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago shows how the living cared for the dead and how the ancients conceptualized the idea of the human soul in ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, and the Levant.
Klimt Case Resumes After 17 Years
The search for Portrait of a Woman, a painting by Gustave Klimt stolen from a gallery in Piacenza, Italy, 17 years ago, has started again as Italian police authorities have reopened the cold case according to recent statement.
Fifty Biblical Characters Confirmed as Historical Persons
Their names appear in inscriptions written during the period described by the Bible and in most instances during or quite close to the lifetime of the person identified.
Aristotle as an Historian of Science
Lecture by Richard McKirahan in the framework of the 2nd “International Colloquium on Aristotle.”
Eight bronze bull figurines
The 33rd Ephorate of Prehistoric and Classical Antiquities of Preveza and Arta and the Archaeological Museum of Arta present the exhibit of the month: Bronze bull figurines.
Krak Des Chevaliers Taken Over by Syrian Army
As reported, the army's invasion took place following battles with rebel forces.
The Footless Female: an Iron Age mustery
A skeleton of an Iron Age woman with her feet chopped off has been discovered in a field in Wiltshire.
Britain’s Earliest Irrigation System?
Our findings have unearthed zebra-like stripes of Roman planting beds that are encircled on their higher northern side by more deep pit wells.
1,800 Year-Old Letter Deciphered by US Grad Student
Soldier Polion was stationed in the Roman province of Pannonia Inferior at Aquincum (modern day Budapest), wrote in Greek making many errors and might have been multilingual.
Artemis fresco stolen from Pompeii
The face of Artemis' figure, measuring about 20x20 cm, has been reported missing since last week. After examining the site, the authorities claim the theft is the work of "experts" in crime.
The Roman Empire In Depth
Using archeological evidence from shipwrecks and harbors, classics scholar Justin Leidwanger uncovers the story of economic networks during a millennium of classical antiquity.
Εarliest Complete Example of Metastatic Cancer Found
Analysis has revealed evidence of metastatic carcinoma, cancer which has spread to other parts of the body from where it started, from a malignant soft-tissue tumour spread across large areas of the body.
Petra of the Sun
Research finally showed that during certain times of the year, such as the winter solstice, the city' s most important buildings -such as Ad Deir, which is connected by researchers with religious festivities- would be highlighted by the sun.
Neolithic Alepotrypa Cave and the surrounding area
Anastasia Papathanasiou (Ephorate of Palaeoanthropology and Speleology of Southern Greece) will give a lecture about the Alepotrypa Cave.
Cat Domestication in Egypt Pushed Back By 2,000 Years
Bones from cats found in Hieraconpolis, Egypt, may push back the date of cat domestication by 2,000 years, researchers claim.